Westchester jail: Officer broke ankle in scuffle with inmate

Visitors walk into the Norwood E. Jackson Correctional Center at the Westchester County Department of Corrections facility in Valhalla.
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The entrance of the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla. Officials said a corrections officer at the facility suffered a broken ankle in a fight with an inmate Tuesday.(Photo11: File photo/The Journal News)Buy Photo

A Westchester County corrections officer suffered a broken ankle Tuesday night during a struggle with an inmate at the county jail in Valhalla.

Jail officials said the officer, who has worked at the jail since September 2015, was injured about 6 p.m. while attempting to restrain an adult male inmate in the Valhalla facility's behavioral health unit.

Neither the officer nor the inmate were identified.

"At this time, (the Department of Correction) is conducting an active investigation and is unable to release further information regarding the incident," Deputy Correction Commissioner Justin Pruyne said in an email Wednesday. "We are also working directly with the District Attorney’s Office and the Westchester County Police to ensure that the case is thoroughly reviewed, with appropriate criminal charges filed."